My wife and I saw the movie last week. I liked the show but was
quite disappointed with it too.

The story (of course) was good. I was not at all impressed with
the costuming. The costumes were obviously brand new material.
You'd think they would try to make things a little bit authentic.
Beggars in Jerusalem had on new looking clothing, not rags.
Even though Lehi and his family may have been wealthy, not
everyone in Jerusalem was.

I also thought a lot of the acting was quite poor. Many shots
were so obviously staged.

Just my 2 cents worth...... Overall, I'm glad I saw it though.
It's better than a lot of the trash movies playing.

Anyone else seen the film? What are your thoughts?

Doug

Jim Cobabe wrote:

Making the rounds of Utah theatres, panned by the critics:

THE BOOK OF MORMON MOVIE, VOLUME 1: THE JOURNEY — ** — Proving that good
intentions don't translate to good filmmaking, the first part of
director Gary Rogers' ambitious live-action series (based on LDS
scripture) is a lackluster re-telling of the books of Nephi, with actor
Noah Danby making a bland hero. Running time: 119 minutes. PG-13
(violence, brief gore). (5-Star, Gateway, Holladay, Jordan Landing,
Megaplex 17, Ritz.) (Sept. 12, 2003)